By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

STEVENS POINT – The Marshfield cross country team will not have any runners at next week’s state meet after competing at the WIAA Division 1 sectional Saturday at Standing Rock Park.

The Marshfield girls finished eighth and the boys were ninth in the team standings.

Seniors Devon Klement and James Kollross finished their careers for the Tigers boys team, finishing 27th and 40th, respectively. Klement finished in 18:01.9 and Kollross in 18:40.2.

The top two teams and top five individuals not on those teams qualify for the 2014 WIAA State Cross Country Championships at Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids on Saturday, Nov. 1.

Dani Bender led the Marshfield girls, taking 22nd in 21:06.2. Morgan Irish ended up 33rd in 22:01.8.

Stevens Point won both the boys and girls sectional titles, and will be joined at state by the Wausau West boys and Pulaski girls, which each finished second.

2014 WIAA Division 1 Cross Country Sectional
Oct. 25, at Standing Rock Park, Stevens Point
(* state qualifier – top two teams and five individuals not on those teams)
Boys
Team scores: *1. Stevens Point 20; *2. Wausau West 89; 3. D.C. Everest 111; 4. Merrill 112; 5. Shawano 125; 6. Wausau East 162; 7. Wisconsin Rapids 182; 8. Hortonville 193; 9. Marshfield 270; 10. Pulaski 272; 11. Superior 273; 12. Rhinelander 328.
Top 11 individuals: 1. Derek Cruz (SP) 16:15.0; 2. Evan Hatton (SP) 16:31.5; *3. Anthony Anderson (DC) 16:38.2; 4. Liam Belson (SP) 16:50.2; *5. Logan Spooner (DC) 16:56.4; 6. Tyler Tanko (SP) 17:09.8; 7. Derek Franz (SP) 17:10.2; *8. Sean Thompson (WE) 17:13.8; *9. Joseph Comeau (WR) 17:19.4; 10. Tom Negaard (SP) 17:24.2; *11. Austin Lhotka (SH) 17:25.2.
Marshfield finishers: 27. Devon Klement 18:01.9; 40. James Kollross 18:40.2; 61. Ryan Sanford 19:23.7; 69. Paul Fischer 19:53.9; 73. Anthony Kanable 20:03.2; 74. Sam Huettl 20:04.4; 79. Alex Gunn 20:30.2.
Girls
Team scores: *1. Stevens Point 51; *2. Pulaski 52; 3. Wausau East 102; 4. Hortonville 114; 5. Wausau West 132; 6. D.C. Everest 136; 7. Superior 170; 8. Marshfield 179; 9. Rhinelander 254; 10. Wisconsin Rapids 309; 11. Shawano 333; 12. Merrill 345.
Top 10 finishers: 1. Kailyn Jessel (PUL) 18:19.9; *2. Hannah Lohrenz (HOR) 19:03.5; *3. Emma Rafuse (HOR) 19:18.4; *4. Kennidi Knoblock (WE) 19:18.8; 5. Annika Linzmeier (PUL) 19:20.0; 6. Mya Zajakowski (SP) 19:26.3; *7. Alayna Franson (RH) 19:41.3; 8. Katie Anderson (PUL) 19:44.2; 9. Autum Shurbert-Hetzel (SP) 19:44.6; *10. Emelyn Sheehan (WW) 19:49.3.
Marshfield finishers: 22. Dani Bender 21:06.2; 33. Morgan Irish 22:01.8; 38. Courtney Brown 22:08.6; 39. Ashley Holubets 22:13.0; 47. Madie Koehn 22:32.7; 51. Sophia Schrodi 22:41.4; 63. Maddison Clemens 23:27.4.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of  MarshfieldAreaSports.com).